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Re: is it possible?

OK, so ever since I found this forum, I have been trying all sorts of things to bring my milk back in. I went to Wal-Mart and bought some fabric to make a no-sew sling for babywearing, I have been taking baths with my daughter, and have been having lots of skin to skin time. I got some Organic "Mother's MIlk Tea", and tomorrow I'm getting some fenugreek capsules, and have pretty much talked my husband into getting a "Lact-Aid" system. About 30 minutes ago, we were doing the s2s thing, and she kept nuzzling against my chest, so I decided to give it a try. SHE LATCHED ON WITH NO PROBLEM!!! There's no milk as of yet, but she latched! I am SOOOO excited right now!

Re: is it possible?

Originally Posted by @llli*mommy.of.2

OK, so ever since I found this forum, I have been trying all sorts of things to bring my milk back in. I went to Wal-Mart and bought some fabric to make a no-sew sling for babywearing, I have been taking baths with my daughter, and have been having lots of skin to skin time. I got some Organic "Mother's MIlk Tea", and tomorrow I'm getting some fenugreek capsules, and have pretty much talked my husband into getting a "Lact-Aid" system. About 30 minutes ago, we were doing the s2s thing, and she kept nuzzling against my chest, so I decided to give it a try. SHE LATCHED ON WITH NO PROBLEM!!! There's no milk as of yet, but she latched! I am SOOOO excited right now!

Yay! That is so exciting momma! My lo has no interest in latching, so good for you! Keep up the good work!

Re: is it possible?

That's terrific! She may really like nursing for comfort, and being willing to latch makes using a supplementer system possible. I like the one Dr. Newman uses in his breastfeeding clinics. I modified his idea by using a Playtex nurser, with the tubing pulled through the hole in the nipple from the inside, making a system that doesn't leak. (This was not an original idea. Chele Marmet, IBCLC in California was doing this with another brand of bottle so long ago there weren't 4 oz. bottles, lol.)

In this video, Dr. Newman is using the supplementer to finger feed the baby and get him suckling, and then to get him started at the breast.http://drjacknewman.com/videos-finger-feed.asp For more information, contact Dr. Newman from his website.

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UPDATE!!!

I got my breastpump from WIC today, and DD is still latching on with NO problem. I usually feed her some formula, so she won't be really fussy, then put her to the breast for a little bit and she suckles for a bit on each side, and when she gets fussy, I give her the bottle back.

I wanted to do the supplementer thing! I use Playtex nursers...but where do I get the tubing, and how do I do it???

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hey again!
i have been pumping now...but i've got a few questions...
how often should i be pumping and for how long at each session?
i was taking fenugreek, but it gave me headache's and upset my stomach, is this normal? my dr won't prescribe reglan or anything, because she says i don't need it (i can't change doctors because i have military insurance, and they picked my doctor for me.), is there anything else i can do to aid in the milk making? thanks for all the hel!!!